Reclining chair



June 17, 1930. w. E. B. HASSELKUS RECLINING CHAIR Filed Oct. 17, 1927 2. Sheets-Sheet 1 Fly] June 17, 1930.

W. E. B. HASSELKUS RECLINING CHAIR Filed Oct. 17, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 avwamtoz Mlliam EB. Hmwelkafl, 35 abhor/neg m 4 Patented June 17, 1930 WILLIAM E. B. HASSELK'US, 0F JAMAICA, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOB TO INTERNATIONAL MOTOR COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE i RECLINING CHAIR Application filed October 17, 1927. Serial No. 226,546.

The present invention relates to chairs or seats and particularly those which may be adjusted, in one respect or another, to suit the desires of various users. The chair embodied in the present invention is provided with an adjustable back which is held in various reclining positions by a device operated by the occupant. The mechanism enabling the back to be held in several positions is characterized by case and positiveness of operation, and strength to withstand rough usage. The entire chair is formed of few parts and does not rely, for its operation, upon friction devices or the balancing of springs.

In accordance with the above, an object of this invention is to provide a reclining chair which is easily adjusted to various reclining positions by mechanism incorporated within the body of the chair and .operating positively upon actuation, either by the occupant or other persons.

The invention will be described more fully in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a View in elevation, partly in section, showing a preferred form of reclining chair constructed in accordance with the present invention. a

, Figure 2 is a plan view, partly broken away, showing the operating mechanism for varying the reclining position of the back of the chair.

Figure 3 is a view in section taken on line 33 of Figure 2 and looking in the direction of the arrows.

The chair shown in the figures described above comprises a seat section a, a base section .7), side sections a, and a back 0. The back is pivoted to the seat at 0 and is formed with forwardly extending side portions 0 carrying notched plates 0 at the forward end thereof. The side portions a of the seat a are provided with arm rests a and formed as bellow sections indicated ous surface around the rear and side in Figure 2. The forwardly extending side portions 0 of the back are received within the hollow portions of the sides a and the appearance thus given is that of a continutions of the chair.

If desired, the seat portion a may be mounted upon the base 6 through suitable cushioning elements indicated at I). These elements may be engaged between brackets a on the seat frame and Non the'base, sin1i-- lar connections being provided at a plurality of points between the base and seat to give the required stability.

In order that'the back may be reclined in a plurality of'different positions, an arm d is pivotally mounted upon a shaft-cl and carries an outwardly extending stub shaft (Z which is adapted to'engage notches 0 in the notched plate 0 The shaft 03 has secured thereto a forked lever (25 the forks d and (Z? of which engage opposite sides of the arm d and move the arm in the proper I direction upon movement of the shaft cl.

A spring d is secured to the lower end of the lever d and engages a lug a carried upon the seat section a. This spring serves to. maintain the arm and stub shaft (Z in engagement, with the proper'notch of the notched plate 0 In order that the arm (Z may be retracted against the action of the spring (Z to permit the chair back to be re clined in various positions, a crank 0Z is secured'to the. shaft d. This crank is pro vided with an aperture (i which receives va vertically movable arm d provided with a washer d. The washer is secured to the arm and engages the crank 03 when the arm 7 d is moved upwardly, to turn the shaft cl in a direction to disengage the arm and shaft d? from the notched plate '0 Movement of the operating arm (5 is restricted by a bracket 6 having an aperture through whichjthe verticallymovable arm i The arm is normally maintained ingit for adjustment.

in a retracted position by means of a spring (Z engaging the under-face of the bracket 6 and a washer d formed on the arm d. The lower end of the arm (Z is pivoted to foot lever (Z having a pedal (5, the lever d being pivotally mounted in the base at (Z It Will be seen that when the pedal (Z is depressed, the lever (Z will move the arm d upwardly against the action of spring (Z and cause the washer al to engage the crank (Z Continued movement of the pedal cl rotates the shaft cl in a counterclockwise direction, as viewed in Figure 1, and causes the forked lever d through its fork (Z to throw the arm d outwardly and release the back of the chair. The latter may then be moved to a desired position, at which time, the pedal (Z is depressed, permitting spring (Z through lever (i and fork (Z to throw the arm 03 and shaft (Pinto engagement with the proper notchinthe notched plate 0 The chair described above provides an easily adjustable reclining back which is positively secured in the desired position.

The mechanism for varying the reclining positlon of the-back is very strong and relies upon the positive interengagement of mechanical elements for holding the back in the desired positionas well as for releas- The appearance of the chair is'quite attractive, since the continuity of its side and back portions is not destroyed when the back is adjusted in various reclining positions. Although this invention has been described in connection with the specific construction shown 'in'the accompanying drawings, it is not to be limited, save as defined in the appended claims.

v I claim as my invention 1. A rechning chair comprising a seat, a back, means to pivot the back to the seat,

side extensions on the back, notches carried by one of the extensions, an arm mounted on the seat frame and adapted to engage the notches, a fork-shaped lever mounted on the seat frameand engaging the arm, means to cause the lever to hold the armnormally in engaging position, and means to engage the lever to move the arm out of engagement with the notches.

v2. A reclining chair comprising a seat, a

back, means to pivot the back to the seat,

p a spring to hold the rod and side'extensions on the back, notches carried by the extensions, means upon the seat frame adapted to engage the notches, forkshaped levers secured to the shaft and engaging the' arms, means connected to the levels to cause them to hold the arms normally in engaging position, a lever. carried by the shaft, a foot pedal carried by the seat, a vertically positioned rod having means to engage the last named lever and pedal in a disengaged position. r 

